Eastern Conference Pittsburgh v. New York Islanders – Pittsburgh will take this because of their stacked roster of all-star players from the past and present. Avoiding injuries to Sidney Crosby and Evegni Malkin will be necessary to advance. If their roster remains intact they can make the finals. The Penguins won four out of five games against the Islanders this season. New York can only be successful if John Tavares steps up and continues to be the all-star player that… Read more

NBA veteran Jason Collins has become the first male athlete in a major professional sport to come out as gay during his career. The seven foot center has played for six different teams over his 12 year career, appearing in two NBA finals. This is a major step in the right direction for not only professional sports, but society itself. A teammate is a teammate, just because one is gay, doesn’t mean he or she will be any less of… Read more

IRVINE — Earning a spot in the fifth place game at the Big West Conference Tournament after Saturday’s win against Pacific, the fifth-seeded CSUN women’s water polo team came home with fifth place as they defeated sixth-seeded UCSB 10-7 Sunday afternoon. Led by junior attacker Lindsy Nelson’s three goals, CSUN held off a furious rally by the Gauchos to end the fourth quarter and lock up the victory. “We knew we were facing Santa Barbara, which I think has one… Read more

CSUN’s (24-18, 10-4 Big West) pitching propelled the baseball team to their second consecutive win and a series win over the visiting Pacific Tigers (10-27, 3-11) 5-2 Saturday afternoon. Freshman pitcher Calvin Copping started for Northridge and held Pacific to a single run in his eight innings pitched. Copping tied his career-high with six strikeouts on 108 pitches, including 70 strikes. “I think the difference between the pitching today was Calvin (Copping) making an adjustment in the first inning…get some… Read more

IRVINE — A cross-cage lob goal shot over an approaching goalkeeper by junior attacker Melissa Doll with 24 seconds remaining in the game, gave the fifth-seeded CSUN women’s water polo team a Saturday second round 8-7 victory over eighth-seeded Pacific in the Big West Conference Tournament. With the Tigers (16-15) tying the score with two minutes left in the game after an exclusion gave them a 6-on-5 advantage, a rebound by Doll kept the Matadors (22-12) attack alive in the… Read more

The Matadors (22-18) baseball team’s three game winning streak came to a halt Tuesday night in historic fashion against Loyola Marymount University (21-19), losing 5-0. Loyola senior starting pitcher Matt Florer threw a no-hitter against CSUN, only the second no-hitter in Lions school history; the other coming in 1980. Facing four batters over the minimum, Florer was a little inconsistent at times on the mound, walking five Matadors and taking 134 pitches to complete the game. Coming into the game,… Read more

Coming off a regular season ending victory over No. 16 University of California, Santa Barbara (19-13, 2-5 Big West), the Matadors (21-11, 3-4) women’s water polo team enters postseason play on a high note Friday afternoon. Going into the Big West Conference tournament as the fifth seed, CSUN will face off against fourth seeded Long Beach State at 1:45 p.m. in the quarterfinals. “It definitely helps our overall confidence,” head coach Dr. Marcelo Leonardi said about last Friday’s win. “Winning… Read more